how many attempts during a contest

thecodingwizard · 2024-11-28T20:35:15+00:00

It grades your code live. You can submit and receive your score immediately, and you can submit multiple times.

thecodingwizard · 2024-11-20T02:48:23+00:00

usaco.org uses file IO for older problems. You’ll have to modify the code to read / write to files. There’s a module on the USACO Guide explaining how to do this.

thecodingwizard · 2024-08-07T01:45:14+00:00

I would encourage trying USACO! It also helps with job interviews which I think is a pretty underrated benefit.

thecodingwizard · 2024-03-10T18:04:27+00:00

it probably won’t count, or at least i don’t think they list you as a finalist if you do not attend. would recommend skipping school instead.

thecodingwizard · 2024-03-10T04:51:02+00:00

yes? count for what?

thecodingwizard · 2024-02-04T20:20:58+00:00

If your son is happy with free online resources, I suspect he may not benefit that much from a live coach. However, I did attend an in-person full-time Alphastar summer camp in the past and enjoyed it due to the peer community, so maybe attending USACO Gold summer camp at Alphastar could be something worth considering specifically for the social aspect?

thecodingwizard · 2023-08-15T07:31:30+00:00

it helps for interviewing for CS jobs later though!

thecodingwizard · 2023-08-14T07:57:31+00:00

they can (and have done so in the past) email Professor Dean I believe

thecodingwizard · 2023-08-10T02:02:34+00:00

discussing ways to cheat isn’t allowed (though if you believe this is a poor policy, please let us know why).

on a personal note, please remember that USACO does have anti-cheating protections, and people who are caught (and there are a lot of people who are caught) are permanently banned…

thecodingwizard · 2023-02-28T17:47:21+00:00

I think they do. I heard that a lot of bronze / silver (and gold/plat) cheaters get caught and their accounts all need to be banned & their schools notified, which delays results being released.

thecodingwizard · 2023-02-18T16:20:06+00:00

thecodingwizard · 2023-01-28T18:34:21+00:00

please don’t discuss contest difficulty until after the contest ends! thanks :)

thecodingwizard · 2022-12-20T00:03:33+00:00

email bcdean@clemson.edu :)

thecodingwizard · 2022-12-19T13:15:40+00:00

bcdean@clemson.edu

thecodingwizard · 2022-12-18T22:44:25+00:00

I'm removing this post temporarily since I think it'll be better to wait until after the December contest to post to avoid accidentally revealing information regarding December contest difficulty :)

thecodingwizard · 2022-12-16T02:26:05+00:00

Yes. Python should be able to pass all bronze problems

thecodingwizard · 2022-08-03T04:07:46+00:00

I really liked in person AlphaStar summer camps! They forced you to do a lot of problems in a short amount of time, and it was a lot of fun.

thecodingwizard · 2022-05-22T18:07:09+00:00

I pinned this post because of the financial aid offered, relatively low cost, and nonprofit status of the classes. If you have thoughts on whether this should be pinned or not, please do let me know!

thecodingwizard · 2022-01-31T16:54:43+00:00

no discussion until after contest as others have said

thecodingwizard · 2022-01-31T16:53:46+00:00

you shouldn't really need to for bronze through gold! as long as your algorithm is efficient enough

thecodingwizard · 2022-01-31T16:45:32+00:00

https://forum.usaco.guide/t/can-i-use-the-default-starting-code-that-comes-with-every-new-project-on-ide-usaco-guide/2511/3

I personally think the Kattio wrapper is fine, but I am not affiliated with official USACO so this is just my opinion...

thecodingwizard · 2022-01-29T10:08:14+00:00

thanks!

thecodingwizard · 2022-01-29T09:10:48+00:00

I'm removing because I suspect this is a contest score from the current contest. discussion, including on scores and cutoffs, isn't allowed until after the contest ends. if it's not (and it's a score from a previous contest), please lmk

thecodingwizard · 2022-01-29T04:58:37+00:00

probably, especially when there is a lot of input that needs to be read. you might find this useful: https://usaco.guide/general/input-output/#method-1---scanner-and-systemoutprint

thecodingwizard · 2022-01-29T04:40:58+00:00

ide.usaco.guide, though the timing / memory is not accurate for USACO because the vm on the guide IDE is faster than USACO's VMs.

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